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In the foothills of South India a man struggles against ropes tying him to an old bridge while the monsoon rages and wild animals forage for food. In the valley below, Anita Ray and Auntie Meena are stopped at a roadblock while their car is searched. When Anita and Meena arrive at their destination, Lalita Amma s household is in turmoil. During a break in the rain, Anita discovers a body washed into the riverbank. The police whisk away the corpse and refuse to answer questions. For the Love of Parvati brings Anita Ray face to face with a killer determined to exact revenge for a code of honor broken, a lover determined to rescue his beloved, and a woman desperate to build a new life.
About the Author
Susan Oleksiw is the author of two mystery series. The Anita Ray series features Indian American Anita Ray, photographer, who lives in India at her aunt's tourist hotel. Anita's adventures take the reader into the little-known world of life in India beyond the tourist hotel and main streets.
The Mellingham series of crime novels feature Chief of Police Joe Silva in the small town of Mellingham, with its quirky residents living along the New England coast.
Susan has also written extensively on crime fiction. Find her essays in The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing and her favorite books in A Reader's Guide to the Classic British Mystery.
